Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

IAAF unveils rebranding to ‘World Athletics’

Athletics global governing body, the IAAF has unveiled its rebranding to become ‘World Athletics’, which builds upon the organisation's restructuring and governance reform agenda...

Former California assistant the first coach to be sentenced in FBI...

Former assistant coach in California, Tony Bland has been named as the first college coach to have been sentenced in the FBI‘s case against corruption and...

Football linked to majority of alerts in GLMS Q1 report

During the first quarter of 2019, the Global Lottery Management System (GLMS) has identified 33 matches to its partners out of the 198 alerts...

Anders Wikström fronts new integrity campaign from SEF and Svenska Spel

Promoting anti-corruption initiatives is set to become the main focus of the new partnership between Svenska Elitfotboll (SEF) and Swedish state-owned gambling operator Svenska Spel.As part of the...

Gianni Infantino to serve a second term as Fifa President

After he ran unopposed, it has been confirmed that Gianni Infantino will serve a second term, until 2023 as president of football's world governing...

The Sport Integrity Global Alliance strengthens Executive Committee

The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has strengthened its senior team, with the appointment of Shellie Pfohl, former Executive Director of the US President’s...

Judge states final day fixture between Valencia and Valladolid ‘was fixed’

A judge investigating match fixing in Spain has stated that Valencia’s two goal win over Valladolid, which landed the club a spot in the...

TIU sanctions two in most recent corruption investigation

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has strengthened its fight against corruption in tennis after issuing a fine and a suspension to players found to...

ESSA reflects global integrity debate by relaunching as International Betting Integrity...

Betting integrity association ESSA has confirmed that it will be relaunching as the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) with immediate effect in a new bid to reflect...

Egyptian anti-doping organisation unveils new Sportradar partnership

Egypt’s National Anti-Doping Organisation (EGY-NADO) has unveiled a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sportradar Integrity Services, as it seeks to strengthen integrity within Egyptian sports. The MoU...